Bole, known in Mongolian as Bortala, meaning brown steppe, is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China, and the seat of the Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, which borders Kazakhstan. The city covers an area of about 7,517 square kilometres and had a total population of roughly 270,000 in 2015. The Northern Xinjiang Railway runs through the city, and highways link it to the regional capital Urumqi, which makes Bole an important transport node for trade toward the Kazakh border.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Bole, Xinjiang (Wikipedia)
Lead, year of the population figure
has a total population of 270,000 as of 2015
Part Of: China, Lead
is a county-level city in Xinjiang, China
View the Source2. Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m): Opentopodata SRTM 90 m elevation at Bole
Opentopodata (SRTM 90 m)API response, elevation bandQuote, API response, elevation band
"elevation": 532.0
3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell 44.75 82.25 BWkQuote, Grid cell 44.75 82.25 BWk
44.75 82.25 BWk
4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseComment above Zone Asia/ShanghaiQuote, Comment above Zone Asia/Shanghai
Beijing time, used throughout China; represented by Shanghai.
China (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Asia, LeadQuote, On Continent: Asia, Lead
is a country in East Asia
United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionIn Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern AsiaQuote, In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Geographic regions, Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia 030 China 156 CHN
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